They think it is their right.
Well actually it is BUT it should be done in such a way that no one gets irritated and one has to have a very sound reason to diverge from SOPs
Our operations manual say something along the lines "...SOP's are to be followed at all times...divergence is not permitted"
Our SOPs include extensive detail about (for both PF and PNF ) :
- standard calls / who says what and when etc.
- use of checklists / when and how to use / who calls for it etc.
- scans / flows / sequence of scans etc.
- who presses what button and when etc.
You might think little things might not be big issues worth worrying about, but still it is irritating to me (and others) when the other pilot can't even do these little things as per SOP. Its all these things together which make up an the entire operation, and if nothing is done correctly (by the book), then the entire operation itself is rather poor.
It won't be long before I develop bad habits from these captains and might get a bad score on a line check one day thanks to them
Sure, don't let little things worry you, but as someone said, on a 12 hour sector or after several days with the same pilot..it does get just a little bit annoying.